Bomb



G. SCAGLIA Jan. 21, 1930.

BOMB

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Patented Jan. 21, 1939 GREGORIO SGAGLIA, or TURIN, ITALY, assrenon T SOOIETA ITALIANA nanns'ro BBIEDA, OF MILAN, ITALY BOMB Application filed Au ust'm', 1928, Serial no. 302,338, and in- Germany new 7, 192%.

This invention has for its object a bomb adapted to be thrown by hand or by means of fire arms.

In known bombs of this class it happens that when the bomb strikes by its bottom a soft ground and enters the same, its ignition device does not operate and then the bomb is ineffective.

The bomb according to the present invention comprises an ignition device by which the liability to ineffective operation is removed.

On the annexed drawing are shown by way of example two embodiments of the bomb according to the present invention and:

Figure 1 is a central section of a construction;

Figure 2 is a top view, and

Figure 3 is a central section of a modified construction.

In the construction of Figure 1, the bomb comprises a casing consisting of a shell 1 having an inverted cup 2 fastened on its mouth, say by screwing; said cup 2 is shaped to a portion of a sphere with centre at O and has an orifice 3 lying on the axis of the assembled elongated casing 1-2.

In said orifice 3 is located a sleeve 4 having two concentric flanges 5-5 which pro vide an annular groove 6 entered by the edge of the cup 2 encircling its opening 3.

Flanges 55 are shaped to a sphere with centre at O and the orifice 3 of cup 2 has such a size and extent as to permit the sleeve 4 of floating in any angular direction around said centre 0.

In the shell 1 is freely located a mass consisting of a jacket 7 containing an explosive charge 8 and said jacket has a rounded bottom 7 which bears on'tapering bottom 1 of shell 1; said mass also has a central bore 9.

In sleeve 4 is mounted to slide a barrel 10 having a collar 11 abutting on the edge of sleeve 4; said barrel 1O enters bore 9 of mass 7--8 and its top portion adjacent sleeve 4 contains a striker 12.'

In bore 9 of mass 7 8 is located a container 13 which encloses a primer 14 and a detonator 15, said primer being opposite the striker 12;

6% container 13 leaves an annular gap between it and the surface of bore 9 of mass 7-8 and has a bottom outstanding flange 13.

Barrel 10 enters bore 9 and encircles said container 13 and a spring 16 is located intermediate the edge of barrel 10 and flange 13.

A protecting cover 17 is fastened on cup 2 over sleeve 4 and cooperating parts and a removable hood 18 is inserted over cover 17, said hood 18 being hinged with a transverse safety bar 19 which extends through registering holes of cup 2 and barrel 10, said bar lying intermediate striker 12 and primer 14.

A removable safety pin 20 having a finger ring 21 is inserted through hood 18 and cover 17 At the time the bomb is to be thrown, the safety pin 20 is removed by means of its finger ring 21, and the bomb is thrown either by hand or by any suitable means, as a fire arm provided with a suitable enlarged barrel, or a trench-gun, or the like.

During the fly, the hood 18 is reversed and under effect of resistance of air it drops down from the bomb, the safety bar 19 being thus removed by said hood.

At the time of impact, if the bomb strikes an obstacle by its bottom 1, the barrel 10 and striker 12 move by inertia towards primer 14 which is thus fired and then fires the det' onator 15 and the explosive charge 8.

Should impact occur in register with cover 17, then mass 78 moves towards the striker and the primer 1.4 is fired.

Finally should impact occur on the side portion of the shell 1, the assembly of mass 7-8, barrel 10 telescoping therein and sleeve 4 are moved angularly around centre 0 of the floating coupling provided by flanges 55 of sleeve 4 and cup 2 and then the mass 78 is caused to approach the striker 12 owing to the tapering shape of bottom 1 of easing 1 on which the bottom portion 7 of mass 78 is caused to more.

Spring 16 provides for the approach of parts 78 and 1012 at the time of impact while holding said parts spaced from each other during the fly, after removal of bar 19.

As a modification the flange or collar 11 of barrel 10 could be omitted, the striker-carrying head of barrel 10 being then arranged to slidingly abut on the cup 2.

Figure 3 shows a modification in which the floating motion of barrel 10 is secured by a ball head 22 shaped to a sphere with centre at 0 which seats in a concentric spherical por tion 2 of cup 2; said head 22 is secured on the top of the barrel 10 carrying the striker 12 by means of a sleeve 23 encircling barrel 10 and has a rounded rim 24 which is intended to bear on the surface of cup 2 and to guide the parts in their floating motion.

The use and the operation of this construcion are thesame as those described in connection with the construction of Figures 1 and 2. r r

Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on one end of said casing and having a bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a movable member floatingly supported at the end of said casing opposite said first named end and entering said mass bore, a spring intermediate the bottom of said mass bore and said movable member, cooperating primer and striker in said mass bore and movable member, said casing and movable member having registering orifices intermediate said primer and striker, a safety bar extending through said orifices and a member hinged with said safety bar and adapted to encircle the end of said casing- 2. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on a tapering end of said casing, and having a central bore, an explos1ve charge in said mass, a spherical surface section at the end of said casing opposlte said first named one, said section having a central orifice, a sleeve having concentric sphericalsurface means engaging the edge of said'orifice for floating connection, a member slidable in said sleeve and entering said mass bore, a spring interi'nediate said mass and slidable member, and cooperating striker and primer in said mass bore and slidable member.

3. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on a tapering end of said casing and having a central bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a spherical-surface section at the end of said casing opposite said first named end, said section having a central orifice, a sleeve having concentric spherical means engaging the edge of said orifice for floating connection, a member slidable in said sleeve and entering said mass bore, a spring intermediate said mass and slidable member, cooperating primer and striker in said mass bore and slidable member, a safety bar extending through registering orifices of said casing and slidable member intermediate said primer and striker, and means for removing said safety bar.

4. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on a tapering end of said casing and having a central bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a. spherical surface section at the end of said casing opposite said first named end, said section having a central orifice, a sleeve having concentric spherical means engaging the edge of said orifice for floating connection, a cover encircling said spherical surface section and cooperating parts, a member slidable in said sleeve and entering said mass bore, a spring intermediate said mass and slidable member, cooperating primer and striker in said massbore and slidable member, a safety b-ar extending through registering orifices of said casing and slidable member intermediate said primer and striker and a member encircling said cover and hinged with said safety bar.

5. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on one end of said casing and having a central bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a spherical surface section at the end of said casing opposite said first named one. a member extending in said mass bore and having a spherical head concentric with said casing spherical section and seated therein, a spring intermediate said mass and member, and cooperating primer and striker in said spherical head member and mass bore.

6. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on a tapering end of said casing and having a central bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a spherical surface section at the end of said casing opposite said first named one, a member extending in said mass bore and having a spherical head concentric with said casing spherical section and seated therein, a spring intermediate said mass and member, cooperating primer and striker in said spherical head member and mass bore, said casing and member having registering orifices intermediate said primer and striker, a safety bar extending through said orifices and means for removing said safety bar.

7. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on a tapering end of said casing and having a central bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a spherical surface section at the end of said casing opposite said first named one, a member extending in said mass bore and having a spherical head concentric with said casing spherical section and seated therein, a spring intermediate said mass and member, cooperating primer and striker in said spherical head member and mass bore, a safety bar extending through registering orifices of said casing and mem ber intermediate said primer and striker, and a hood hinged with said safety bar and encircling said casin 8. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on one end of said casing and having a central bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a spherical surface section at the end of said casing opposite said first named one, a member extending in said mass bore and having a spherical head concentric with said casing spherical section and seated therein, a spring intermediate said mass member, cooperating primer and striker in said spherical head member and mass bore, a rim extending from said spherical head member and having a rounded edge for guiding said spherical head member and parts connected therewith in their oscillations around the centre of said spherical surface.

9. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass floatingly bearing on one end of said casing and having a central bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a spherical surface section at the end of said casing opposite the said first named one, a member extending in said mass bore and having a spherical head concentric with said casing spherical section and seated therein, a spring intermediate said mass and member, cooperating primer and striker in said spherical head member and mass bore, a safety bar extending through registering orifices of said casing and member intermediate said primer and striker, and a rim extending from said spherical head member and having a rounded edge for guiding said spherical head member and parts connected therewith in their oscillations around the centre of said spherical surface.

10. A bomb comprising a casing, a mass fioatingly bearing on a tapering end of said casing and having a central bore, an explosive charge in said mass, a spherical surface section at the end of said casing opposite said tapering end, a hollow member, a spherical head concentric with said spherical surface section and seated therein, said head being connected with said hollow member, a striker solid with said head and extending in said hollow member, a primer extending in said mass bore, said hollow member telescoping in said bore around said primer, a spring between the bottom of said mass bore and the edge of said hollow member lying therein, a safety bar extending through registering orifices of said casing and hollow member in termediate said primer and striker, means for removing said safety bar, and a rim extending from said spherical head and having a rounded edge for guiding said spherical head, hollow member and mass telescoping thereon in their oscillations around the centre of said spherical surface section.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

GREGORIO SCAGLIA. 

